TWAS-CAS Young Scientists Award for Frontier Science 2023 (up to $10,000)

Applications are open for the TWAS-CAS Youthful Researchers Grant for Boondocks Science 2023. This yearly
grant, laid out in year 2020, perceives logical accomplishments by youthful researchers living and working
in an emerging nation.

The subject turns among different areas of science. The 2020, 2021, and 2022 honors
perceived accomplishments separately in the actual sciences including physical science and
science, stargazing and cosmology, and studies of the planet. In 2023 the honor will perceive accomplishments in
science and additionally man-made brainpower (artificial intelligence)

Award:

The recipients receive USD$10,000 sponsored by Lenovo, global leader in consumer,
commercial, and enterprise technology that is the largest PC company in the world.

Eligibility:

• Eligible candidates are young scientists (not older than 45 years of age), national of a
  developing country, who have been living and working in a developing country for a
  minimum of two years immediately prior to their nomination.
• Self-nominations and nominations from jury members will not be considered. Fellows of
  TWAS are not eligible.
• The same nominee cannot be nominated for more than one ‘Fellows of TWAS Awards’ in a
  given year. The secretariat retains the right to bring to the attention of the relevant
  nominators that the nomination may be suitable for another award, and the final decision
  whether or not to shift the nomination will be taken by the nominators themselves.

Selection Process:

Selection of the winner is made on scientific merit. A pre-screening of the nominees will be done at TWAS.
The nomination dossiers of the qualified candidates will then be submitted to jury members for their
evaluation. Based on this evaluation the winner will be selected.

Nomination:

A nomination is considered complete only if includes all of the following information/material:

• Nominator contact details;
• Nominee contact details (self nominations are not accepted) and general information on the
  nominee, including the country where he/she has been working and living in the past 2
  years;
• Authorization from the nominee (i.e. the candidate) to process his/her personal data for the
  purposes of his/her nomination, in conformity to Art. 13 of the Italian Legislative Decree
  196/2003. This authorization can only be submitted through the online platform. The privacy
  authorization form is available for download in the section ‘nominee’s personal data’. The
  form must be filled in and signed by the candidate and then uploaded onto the on-line
  platform;
• Suggested citation (15-20 words highlighting the nominee’s scientific achievements in earth
  sciences);
• Supporting statement regarding the nominee’s contribution in mathematics and AI.
  Supporting statements should explain in detail the work performed by the candidate and its                              significance in the relevant scientific context. Clear reference should be made to the
  scientific impact of the nominee’s work. Vague supporting statements will not be considered
  and will negatively affect the evaluation;
• Clear and detailed account of any time spent abroad by the nominee in the past two years;
• PhD: information on subject area, year and awarding institution;
• Brief information on membership in academies and societies;
• Brief information on awards and honours received;
• List of 10 most significant publications listed in an internationally acceptable format;
• The nominee’s brief CV and her/his complete list of publications are also to be uploaded,
  separately, onto the online platform.

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